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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman redwood trees in the Cinque Islands, south of Rutland Island, in the southern Andamans, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, volcanic activity has occurred on Barren Island. Located in the Andaman Sea approximately 1,300 km (800 miles) east of the Indian mainland, Barren Island is the only historically active volcano within Indian territory, with its first recorded eruption dating back to 1787.1